According to Professor Phil Coates, Director of the Polymer Interdisciplinary Research Centre, University of Bradford of the UK, he said, “Plastics are a vital part of the drive to ‘lightweight’ products to save energy across all industry sectors. It makes sense to exploit their range of physical properties and processability, combined with lightweighting capabilities, enabling many valuable products.” 

What’s more, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations also mentioned about a role of plastic in food industry, that is “The lack of appropriate food packaging and storage will cause tremendous food waste after harvesting, along with loss in every process of supply chain, especially in developing countries.” 

At the bottom line, it’s more essential for further research & development to make modern plastic become more hygienic and safe, as well as degradable. This will contribute to the overall betterment of business in terms of cost-effectiveness and waste reduction especially in food industry.